Gets you a few weird looks if you sing it round the office, that one.
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Originally posted by evilC View PostHow on earth have we got this far into this thread without Ottowan's 'D.I.S.C.O.'
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S. E. X. This is one of my favourite Ant songs, although not my favourite version (there's a live one on my iTunes from a sound check where his voice is more echoey) and the guitar more slidey.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gzSH5bdj_zw
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- Mar 2008
- 9766
- Tyne 'n' Wear (emphasis on the 'n')
- Dundee Utd, Gladbach, Atleti, Napoli, New Orleans Saints, Elgin City
As far as office break-into-song moments go, Ottawan's D.I.S.C.O. gets an airing fairly regularly in mine, because the research wing of the dept I work in is called CRMCS: all together now:....
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Originally posted by Toby Gymshorts View PostL. I. V.
E. R. P.
Double-O L,
Liverpool FC
A refrain I'm sure we all know and love.
(Stands up, clears throat, stretches out arms)
With an S and a C and a U, N, T
An H and an O, and R, P, E
U, N, I
T, E, D
Scunthorpe United FC!
C'mon yer bastads, sing up! (Sits down shaking head)
My favourite part of that song is the "an H", which forces the vocalist into the correct "aitch" pronunciation. I remember once parking next to some unusually friendly Burnley fans before a game, who gave us a partial rendition of the song before bursting out laughing. Not sure what was funny.
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Originally posted by jwdd27 View PostIan Brown - F.E.A.R.
Spells it out in the title and the lyrics, which are full of suggestions for what a fear acronym might stand for. But the song's about fear innit.
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Originally posted by Havencheese View PostIce T 'New Jack Hustler'
Involves one off spelling of H.U.S.T.L.E.R. prior to this, the producer repeats the chorus hook "New Jack" several times.
Hip hop being the verbal medium it is, would be a mine for this sort of thing.
Best are hip-hoc acronyms though. Pete Rock and CL Smooth rep T-Roy in their classic "They Reminisce Over You". Rza meanwhile was remarkably keen to show off his lack of knowledge of basic physics by signing off his verse on "4th Chamber" by declaring "Protons Electrons Always Cause Explosions".
I really should get out more.
Wu Tang
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The S the U the P the E the R
The S the H the A the R the P
The S the H the O the O the T the E the R
Super sharp shooters shooting shots!
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